--- title: "Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers" url: https://fortitude21.com/product-emergency-eyewash language: en description: "Self-contained portable eyewash units in 30 and 53 litres, and a floor-standing 304 stainless combination eyewash and safety shower for a plumbed supply." --- Site safety # Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers Product code F21-EW-101 / -102 / -201 The one product in this range that treats the person rather than the liquid. Portable units where there is no water supply, and a plumbed stainless station where there is. ## Documents before you order Documents for this design: the specification sheet and drawing. Ask for them with your enquiry and check them against your own requirements before you order. ## Sample orders Samples take 7 to 15 days. Tell us the model, the finish and the delivery country. ## Minimum order and lead time The minimum order is quoted per model and customisation. A standard production run takes about one month, confirmed against your specification at quotation. ## Technical detail | | | | --- | --- | | Product code | **F21-EW-101 / -102 / -201** | | Portable capacity | 30 litres (8 gallons) or 53 litres | | Portable flow rate | 1.5 litres per minute, 15 minutes or more of run time | | Portable body styles | Upright yellow, or a teal or green basin unit | | Combination unit material | 304 stainless steel | | Eyewash flow, combination unit | 11.4 litres per minute or more | | Shower flow, combination unit | Over 76 litres per minute | | Test pressure, combination unit | 1.6 MPa | | Pipe diameter, combination unit | 38 mm | | Lead time | Approximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation. | ### Quoted on enquiry These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them for your specification on request. - ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 or EN 15154 certification - Tepid water provision - Minimum order quantity **Before you order:** Eyewash is life-safety equipment and the standards are prescriptive about flow, duration, water quality, tepid temperature, siting within ten seconds of the hazard and weekly activation. Tell us the standard your site is assessed against and we will confirm what these units hold before you rely on them. ## Models in this range Three portable units and one plumbed station. Flow rate and run time are the two figures a workplace assessment asks for. | | Model | Dimensions | Capacity | Flow rate | Weight, empty | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | F21-EW-101 · Portable eyewash, 30 L | 55 × 37 × 25 cm | 30 L (8 gal) | 1.5 L/min, 15 min or more | 3.5 kg | | | F21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L upright | 63 × 49 × 28 cm | 53 L | 1.5 L/min, 15 min or more | 7.15 kg | | | F21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L basin | 54 × 49 × 58 cm | 53 L | 1.5 L/min, 15 min or more | 7.7 kg | | | F21-EW-201 · Combination eyewash and shower | 230 × 76 × 47 cm | Plumbed supply | Eyewash 11.4 L/min, shower over 76 L/min | 14 kg | Dimensions are length × width × height and weights are empty, both nominal. Load figures are the manufacturer’s published values; ask us for the test basis before you specify against them. The figure to check your containment rule against is the sump capacity, not the footprint. ## What makes this product different 01 ### Fifteen minutes is the number that matters Every eyewash standard is written around a fifteen minute flush, because that is how long it takes to dilute a chemical off an eye. A unit that runs dry at four minutes cannot complete the flush. 02 ### Portable goes where the plumbing does not A gravity-fed 53 litre unit works on a construction site, in a yard or on a vehicle. That is most of the places a chemical is actually decanted. 03 ### Stainless on the plumbed station 304 stainless on a unit that sits under a permanent water supply for a decade, outdoors, and has to work the first time it is pulled. Painted steel rusts at the joints and the joints are the product. 04 ### Eyewash and shower together A splash rarely limits itself to an eye. The combination unit runs both from one valve arrangement so nobody has to choose which one to reach for. ## Where it goes ### Chemical handling areas ### Laboratories ### Battery & plating rooms ### Construction & civils ### Agriculture & agrochemicals ### Workshops & fuel depots ## Construction, specification and use Our distributors give their own buyers this same breakdown. ## What this product has to satisfy, market by market The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. These are the market’s requirements; the specification above lists what this design already holds. ### United Kingdom - [EN 15154 parts 1 to 4 for emergency eyewash and safety showers](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Modern Slavery Act 2015: supply chain statement, for qualifying importers](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### European Union - [EN 15154 parts 1 to 4 for emergency eyewash and safety showers](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [GPSR: an EU-established responsible person is required for consumer sales](https://fortitude21.com/eu-gpsr-responsible-person-containers) - [Forced Labour Regulation: market ban, applying fully from 14 December 2027](https://fortitude21.com/eu-forced-labour-regulation-suppliers) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### Australia and New Zealand - [AS 4775 for emergency eyewash and shower equipment](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) ### United States - [ANSI/ISEA Z358.1: 15 minute flush, tepid water, sited within 10 seconds of the hazard](https://fortitude21.com/spill-containment-fuel-chemicals) - [Commodity classification and origin decide duty and which measures apply](https://fortitude21.com/tariff-classification-and-origin) Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain. ## The things buyers ask before they order ### How long does an eyewash unit have to run? Fifteen minutes, because that is how long it takes to dilute a chemical off an eye. Every standard in this area is written around that figure, and a unit that runs dry at four minutes cannot complete the flush. Our portable units run 15 minutes or more at 1.5 litres a minute. ### Which standards apply? ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 in the United States, EN 15154 in Europe and AS 4775 in Australia. They are prescriptive about flow, duration, water temperature, siting and weekly activation. Tell us the standard your site is assessed against and we will confirm what these units hold before you rely on them. ### Portable or plumbed? Plumbed where there is a permanent water supply and the position is fixed. Portable where there is not, which covers most yards, construction sites, vehicles and remote positions. A gravity-fed 53 litre unit works with no supply at all. ### Why is the combination unit stainless? Because it sits under a permanent water supply for a decade, often outdoors, and has to work the first time somebody pulls it. Painted steel rusts at the joints and the joints are the product. This one is 304 stainless throughout. ### What flow rate does the combination unit deliver? 11.4 litres a minute or more at the eyewash and over 76 litres a minute at the shower, tested to 1.6 MPa on 38 millimetre pipe. A splash rarely limits itself to an eye, which is why both run from one station. ### Does tepid water matter? Yes, and it is the requirement most often missed. Cold water makes a casualty pull away from the stream before the fifteen minutes are up, which defeats the flush. Tepid delivery is a site provision as much as a product one, so raise it with us at specification. ### What is the minimum order and the lead time? Quoted against your order. Tell us the number of positions and the standard you are assessed against, and we will confirm both along with what certification we hold. ## More in Spill Containment & Site Safety Spill containment ### Drum Spill Decks F21-SD-101 / -102 / -201 / -202 / -301 / -401 Low-profile polyethylene decks for drums in use, with open grates that make a leak visible before it becomes a loss. Thirteen models from one drum to four. Spill containment ### Drum Spill Pallets F21-SP-101 / -102 / -201 / -202 / -203 / -401 / -403 Deeper-sump polyethylene pallets for drums in storage, from one drum to four, with sumps from 42 to 488 litres and rackable and modular versions. 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